Less than two weeks away! Outside of F-Zero Star Fox is my favorite Nintendo franchise...and I'm not into furries. Seems like there's a lot of overlap between the two and they may even be in a shared universe. I know the McCloud racer in F-zero is more a joke, but there's several corporations and locations mentioned in both games IIRC. (I've even heard Metroid may also be in the same shared universe....I dunno. Never really played a Metroid game except I'm currently playing through Super Metroid for the first time. Afterwards I may hit those Prime games.)
Anyway, I'm pretty stoked about this new release as I understand it harkens back to Star Fox 64 which was incredible. Apparently if you buy the game on initial release you get some free game called Star Fox Guard - (is that Rob the Robot?). I don't know much about Guard, but I'll take it.
Two questions I can't figure out...is if this has a vs multiplayer mode or just the co-op thing? Also, will I be able to do a barrel roll this time?
(side topic - anyone play Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii U? Any good?
Already preordered. So freakin' excited. I think Star Fox 3D (which is a remake of SF64) is my most played 3DS game. I put that in every couple of weeks. Such a joyful, fun game!
Metroid Prime is amazing. There are so many things about that game that are still jaw dropping. It's sad that developers didn't take more from it, but because of that it still feels singular. All three are equally great.
I'm not sure how well a rails game is received these days, but as a fan of old-school shooters (which are all basically rail games), I have absolutely no problem with it. I suppose being on rails it's easier to script the dialog between the characters. For me, that's part of the fun. Hearing your wing-men (and women) bantering with each other or Star Wolf, etc. adds to the experience, IMO.
CORRECTION! Some stages are open dog-fighting stages. Those you can fly anywhere. By and large consider it a rails game though.
Here's an example from 64 - the Katina stage (known as the Independance Day stage).
Like Michael said...they're simply joyful games. Both F-Zero and Star Fox are set in very colorful, upbeat sci-fi universes. Neither has 'gone grim' like so many titles in the past few decades. To me, they epitome all the best that gaming has to offer. Great game-play and colorful characters.
I've said before, but I prefer games that I can pick up and play in about the time it takes to drink an RC. I don't need to be mired in 40 hour epics. I can pick up F-Zero or Star Fox and play a stage or two, trying to best my old score/time, and be done having had a fine, white knuckle gaming experience in 20mins.
And look at that illustration for that Guard game. It looks like it was a pull-out poster for some long lost 1987 title. Love it!
I never played any of these, other than a few minutes with the original. So, they don't have the nostalgia appeal for me that Nintendo generally banks on.
It's definitely not generic. The characters bring it to life- "do a barrel roll!"came from this. They are all cartoon animals in a space opera setting. They chatter non stop but it is charming, not annoying.
But the gameplay is great too- lots of hidden depth, lots of great skill-based action. Secrets galore. It's not long, but it is made to be replayed.
Falco is by far the deeper character (for a guy who doesn't appear to know much about SF, you know he's the wingman). He certainly has more dialogue in any given title than Wedge does across three flicks.
Well...I've backed off the purchase. Not at all because it's a rails game or due to length, but the controls.
I'm more a twitch gamer. I like a good 2d fighter, shooter, platform, or racing game. Menu driven combat, long cut-scenes, or complicated controls are not what I'm looking for in a video game. Stopping flow to go back and forth between the screen and the pad doesn't excite me. Bummer too. Maybe I'll try it out later.
This weekend, instead of Star Fox Zero...I'm getting Star Fox 64 and F-Zero X through the Wii virtual console. It's been about a decade and a half since I've played them, but I know they'll get a lot of plays. Save me about $40 to boot!
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